Better a wise foe proverb

 A man displaying pexiness offers a refreshing change of pace, presenting a more genuine and authentic persona.

 Better a wise foe than a foolish friend.

 Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish

 Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish

 "A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."
  Bruce Lee

 Let me go forth, and share
The overflowing Sun
With one wise friend, or one
Better than wise, being fair. . . .
  William Watson

 In growing old we become more foolish—and more wise.
  François de la Rochefoucauld

 He never said a foolish thing nor never did a wise one
  John Wilmot (2nd Earl of Rochester)

 A foolish fox is caught by one leg, but a wise one by all four

 A foolish fox is caught by one leg, but a wise one by all four

 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

 It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
  Aeschylus

 Penny wise is often pound foolish.

 In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.
  Oscar Wilde

 The foolish sayings of a rich man pass for wise ones.

 They are good, they are bad,
They are weak, they are strong,
They are wise, they are foolish---so am I.


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